Turning your catalogue into income

Catalogue management

Since 2007, I have managed catalogues for artists, labels, estates, and companies across all rights and territories. My work includes registrations, income tracking, data resolution, and direct collaboration with sync teams, technology partners, and rights organisations.

Data management

I prepare your catalogue data in the correct format for third-party administrators or royalty systems, such as Vistex, Curve, or custom templates - clean, structured, and ready to go.

Live performance setlist submissions

If your songs are being performed live, submitting setlists is essential. Whether you’re a writer, producer or rights holder, it’s how performance royalties from tours and licensed venues are tracked, claimed and paid. Done on time, it helps make sure nothing gets missed.

Sync licensing & negotiation

I support sync opportunities by handling early negotiations and helping secure fair terms. Timing matters. Delays can lose you the placement, but rushed approvals can lock you into poor terms on territory, duration or fees. I’m not a lawyer, but I bring solid sync experience and ask the right questions.

Income tracking

Income tracking starts with proper registration. This gives early visibility on key works and helps prioritise what’s active. I stay in close contact with clients and use insights from the recording side, such as streaming activity, to check that royalties match expectations and are correctly attributed by territory.

Copyright registration

I manage the full registration process, from submitting works to tracking acknowledgements at societies and income sources. I monitor timelines, check entries, and resolve rejections quickly. Once confirmed, I can also prepare back claims and submit setlists for live use where needed.

Counterclaim resolution

Conflicts can happen when multiple parties claim the same work, shares don’t add up, or previous publishers haven’t fully stepped away. I have solid experience resolving these issues and guiding clients through the steps needed to clear them. While a work is in conflict, royalties are blocked, so acting quickly matters.

Desk audits

I conduct desk audits for music publishers to check how well their catalogue is being managed. By reviewing admin records, royalty statements, and society registrations, I spot gaps, errors, and missed income. This helps make sure your catalogue is performing properly, both financially and administratively.

MSA Music Services partners with Gloria Cavalera to launch Maximum Cavalera Music Publishing 🤘

After nearly three decades working with the Cavalera family, we’ve brought the available works together into one publishing home under Maximum Cavalera Music Publishing. One place, with full visibility and a clear overview of what is where, how it is working, and how it is performing.

Led by Gloria Cavalera, the company partners with  Warp Publishing for administration, supporting a catalogue that includes several of Max Cavalera’s landmark works alongside releases from Iggor Cavalera’s Petbrick, Laima Leyton, Cavalera Conspiracy, Killer Be Killed, Go Ahead And Die, Incite and Healing Magic.

I first worked with the Cavalera family during my time at Roadrunner Records (1998–2007), and like many of my clients, that relationship has continued as my own career has evolved. I went on to look after their catalogue at Fintage House and later at Songtrust, and now continue that work through MSA Music Services.

So much of what I do is network-related. Long-standing relationships, built over time, that continue to connect and come back together in new ways. It’s also a pleasure to be working with Warp again. We go back many years to my time at Fintage House, when they were a client, which makes this collaboration feel very natural.

My publishing client roster continues to grow across territories and genres. With a strong focus on EMEA, I work closely with clients in Africa and Eastern Europe, alongside Western European and American partners, from gospel and Christian repertoire through to metal.

I help publishers and rightsholders build the publishing infrastructure they need to properly access, understand and manage their royalties, with structures tailored to their catalogue, writers and long-term plans.
photo credit: Shelby Vercelli

Advisor to Fole Publishing

FOLÉ Publishing is a regional powerhouse in the Balkans with ambitions and operations that extend globally. Their core strength is in managing and promoting music in the Balkan and Albanian-language markets, while also offering distribution and publishing services worldwide.

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"Long before Akinyemi Ayinoluwa’s name landed on Billboard’s prestigious 2025 list of Top Music Lawyers, he was quietly building a career that would help define a new era for African music on the global stage."

My clients are trusted by leading Afrobeats artists and producers in West Africa

Amelia Songs, the fast-rising independent music publishing company founded by Billboard-recognised Nigerian music lawyer Akinyemi Ayinoluwa.

BirdPen is an English musical duo formed by Dave Pen (also guitarist and singer in Archive) and Mike Bird (guitarist in Archive).

The band combines elements of alternative guitar rock, experimental electronica, and krautrock with cinematic moods, all delivered with powerful & meaningful lyrics.

Especially well-suited for sync, Plutonic Group Syncs now represent the band's catalogue for exploitation.

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Building from the ground up

Representing the best of Gospel talent across Nigeria and the USA

Fortune Wind demonstrates how a publishing company can be built and managed independently. I have worked closely with them throughout this process, guiding them on registrations, royalties, catalogue and distribution, to ensure they retain full control and direct relationships with income sources.

Fortune Wind client, Ebuka Songs

If you're looking for an intense, amazing, pick-me-up, please listen to this incredible song.

Ebuka Songs stands out as one of today’s most compelling gospel voices, blending heartfelt worship with a sincerity and depth that connects powerfully withaudiences. 

Listen to Ebuka Songs 'I Will Pray'

Best Gospel Album Grammy Nominee 2025

A proud moment for Enon Music Group as Dr Alyn E. Waller’s solo project, 'I Still Believe' is recognised by the Recording Academy for a Grammy Award.

Known around the world for his powerful preaching, Pastor Waller now shares his lifelong love of music through this project, which stands as a true reflection of his faith, talent and dedication.